Cancer nursing
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of a self-care intervention to improve cancer pain management.
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Comparative Study
The Swedish version of the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying scale: aspects of validity and factors influencing nurses' and nursing students' attitudes.
Nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying persons need to be explored. The Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying (FATCOD) scale has not previously been used in Swedish language. ⋯ Care culture might influence nurses' attitudes toward caring for dying patients; the benefits of education need to be explored.
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Although dying children are often aware of their impending death, parents are reluctant to communicate with their dying child about death. ⋯ Findings can be used by healthcare professionals to help support families of dying children. The field of pediatric oncology nursing would benefit from exploration of the dying child's perspective.